Grandma and Grandpa

My mom and dad are in Prague this week and loving their first visit with new granddaughter, Anna. It's fun to see them in that role and see the changes in my own role through their eyes.

Anna had such a good day yesterday--from the moment she woke up to the moment she went to sleep, smiling, in my arms. God has really been gracious to us and she is such a joy.

Yesterday afternoon we had a service of welcome and blessing for Anna. Several of our friends from church and TeachOverseas came and we celebrated together. People prayed beautiful prayers for her and we sang some of her favorite bedtime songs (like Alleluia and O Give Thanks, which we also sung at our wedding.) The service was almost like a wedding in that we affirmed our committment to her. We even used similar wording to our wedding vows: We will serve you with tenderness and respect and help her to become the person that God created her to be...

I hope to post pictures soon from the service. She wore a beautiful little coat dress from our family friend, Donna Clarke. Everyone commented on how cute and happy she was!